The Federal Inventory of Landscapes and Natural Monuments in Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

 aims to protect landscapes of national importance. The inventory is part of a 1977 Ordinance of the Swiss Federal Council implementing the Federal Law on the Protection of Nature and Cultural Heritage.

The sites are of three types:

• Unique objects
• Typical landscapes
• Natural monuments

The inventory currently includes approx. 160 sites (1977: initially 65 sites, 1983: +55, 1996: +33, 1998: +9) covering 7806 km² (approx. 20 percent of Switzerland).

Site	Name	Since	Revised	Canton(s)
1001	Left shore of Lake Biel Lake Biel Lake Biel or Lake Bienne is a lake in the west of Switzerland. Together with Lake Morat and Lake Neuchâtel, it is one of the three large lakes in the Jura region of Switzerland. It lies approximately at , at the language boundary between German & French speaking areas.The lake is 15 km long and up...	1977
1002	Le Chasseral	1977		,
1003	Tourbière des Ponts-de-Martel	1977
1004	Creux du Van Creux du Van The Creux du Van is a natural rocky cirque of approximately 1,400 metres of width and 150 metres of depth. It is located in the Val de Travers district, in the canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland...  and Gorges de l'Areuse	1977		,
1005	Vallée de la Brévine	1977	1983
1006	Vallée du Doubs	1977	1998	,
1007	La Dôle La Dôle La Dôle is a peak in the Jura mountains in Vaud in western Switzerland rising to an altitude of 1677.2 meters. It is the second highest peak in the Swiss Jura, the highest being Mont Tendre....	1977	1983
1008	Franches-Montagnes	1977	1983	,
1009	Gorges du Pichoux	1977	1996	,
1010	Weissenstein Weissenstein The Weissenstein is a mountain of the Jura range near Solothurn, Switzerland.There is a chairlift from Oberdorf to the spa hotel on top of the mountain . The tunnel of the railway line Solothurn-Moutier from Oberdorf to Gänsbrunnen on the other side was opened in 1908...	1977
1011	Lägerengebiet	1977		,
1012	Belchen-Passwang-Gebiet	1983	1996	,
1013	Les Roches de Châtoillon	1983	1998
1014	Chassagne Chassagne Chassagne is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.-References:*...	1983	1998
1015	Pied sud du Jura proche de La Sarraz La Sarraz La Sarraz is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Morges.-Geography:La Sarraz has an area, , of . Of this area, or 48.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 39.0% is forested...	1983
1016	Aarewaage Aarburg	1996		,
1017	Aargauer und östlicher Solothurner Faltenjura	1996		,
1018	Aareschlucht Brugg	1996
1019	Wasserschloss (confluence of Aar, Reuss Reuss River The Reuss is a river in Switzerland. With a length of and a drainage basin of , it is the fourth largest river in Switzerland... , Limmat Limmat The Limmat is a river in Switzerland. It is the continuation of the Linth river, known as Limmat from the point of effluence from Lake Zurich, in the city of Zurich. From Zurich it flows in a northwesterly direction, after 35 km reaching the river Aare... )	1996
1020	Ravellenflue and Chluser Roggen at Oensingen Oensingen Oensingen is a municipality in the district of Gäu in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.-Geography:Oensingen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 39.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 37.2% is forested...	1996
1021	Gorges de Moutier	1996
1022	Vallée de Joux Vallée de Joux The Vallée de Joux is a valley of the Jura Mountains in the Swiss Canton of Vaud. Located 20 miles north of Geneva and Lausanne, its mean elevation is over 3300 feet . There are three lakes in the Vallée de Joux : the lac de Joux , the lac Brenet and the lac Ter...  and Haut-Jura vaudois	1998
1023	Le Mormont	1998	1983
1101	Etangs de Bonfol and de Vendlincourt	1977
1102	Randen	1977
1103	Koblenzerlaufen	1977
1104	Tafeljura nördlich Gelterkinden	1983	1996
1105	Baselbieter und Fricktaler Tafeljura	1983	1996	, ,
1106	Chilpen bei Diegten	1983
1107	Gempenplateau	1983		,
1108	Aargauer Tafeljura	1996
1109	Aarelandschaft bei Klingnau	1996
1110	Wangen- und Osterfingertal	1996	1998
1201	La Côte La Côte La Côte is part of the sloping Lake Geneva north shore, stretching from Nyon to Lausanne in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-Extent:Well known for its picturesque vineyards, it enjoys the most spectacular view towards the high Alps across the lake....	1977	1998
1202	Lavaux Lavaux The Lavaux is a region in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, in the district of Lavaux. Although there is some evidence that vines were grown in the area in Roman times, the actual vine terraces can be traced back to the 11th century, when Benedictine and Cistercian monasteries controlled the area...	1977	1998
1203	Grèves vaudoises de la rive gauche du lac de Neuchâtel	1977	1996
1204	Le Rhône genevois-Vallons de l'Allondon et de La Laire	1977
1205	Bois de Chênes	1977
1206	Coteaux de Cortaillod et de Bevaix	1977	1998
1207	Marais de la haute Versoix	1977	1998
1208	South shore of Lake Neuchâtel Lake Neuchâtel Lake Neuchâtel is a lake in Romandy, Switzerland . The lake lies mainly in the canton of Neuchâtel, but is also shared by the cantons of Vaud, of Fribourg, and of Bern....	1983		, , ,
1209	Mont Vully	1983
1210	Chanivaz - delta de l'Aubonne	1996
1301	St. Petersinsel St. Petersinsel St. Petersinsel or Île de St-Pierre is a peninsula situated in Lake Biel in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. It was formed in the last Ice Age , when the Rhône Glacier reached as far as the Jura mountains... -Heidenweg	1977	1996
1302	Alte Aare/Alte Zihl	1977
1303	Hallwilersee	1977		,
1304	Baldeggersee	1977
1305	Reusslandschaft	1977
1306	Albiskette-Reppischtal	1983
1307	Glaziallandschaft zwischen Lorzentobel und Sihl mit Höhronenkette	1993		,
1308	Moorlandschaft Rothenthurm-Altmatt-Biberbrugg	1983		,
1309	Zugersee	1983		, ,
1310	Gletschergarten Luzern	1983
1311	Napfbergland	1983	1996	,
1312	Wässermatten in den Tälern der Langete, der Rot und der Önz	1983		,
1313	Steinhof-Steinenberg-Burgäschisee	1983		,
1314	Aarelandschaft Thun-Bern	1983
1315	Amsoldinger- Amsoldingersee Amsoldingersee is small lake adjacent to the town of Amsoldingen, in the Upper Gürbetal. It is located near the city of Thun, Switzerland. The lake has a surface area of 38 hectares and a maximum length of 1.1 km and width of 500 m. The maximum depth is 14 m. It is fed by Rotmoos-Bach from...  und Uebeschisee Uebeschisee Uebeschisee is a small lake at Uebeschi, in the Upper Gürbetal, near Thun, Switzerland. It is located adjacent to the municipalities of Höfen, Amsoldingen and Uebeschi. The lake has a surface area of 14.2 hectares and a maximum depth of 15 m. Rotmoos-Bach drains it into the larger Amsoldingersee....	1983
1316	Stausee Niederried	1983
1317	Endmoränenzone von Staffelbach	1996
1318	Wauwilermoos-Hagimoos-Mauensee	1996
1319	Aareknie Wolfwil-Wynau	1996		,
1320	Schwarzenburgerland mit Sense- und Schwarzwasser-Schluchten	1996		,
1321	Emmentallandschaft mit Räbloch, Schopfgraben und Rämisgummen	1996
1401	Drumlinlandschaft Zürcher Oberland	1977
1402	Imenberg	1977	1983
1403	Glaziallandschaft zwischen Thur und Rhein mit Nussbaumer Seen und Andelfinger Seenplatte	1977		,
1404	Glaziallandschaft Neerach-Stadel	1977
1405	Frauenwinkel-Ufenau Ufenau Ufenau is an island located, with the neighbouring island of Lützelau, in Lake Zürich in Switzerland between Freienbach and Rapperswil .- Geography :... -Lützelau Lützelau Lützelau is an island located, with the neighbouring island of Ufenau, in Lake Zürich in Switzerland between Rapperswil and Freienbach .- Geography :...	1977	1996
1406	Zürcher Obersee	1977		,
1407	Katzensee Katzensee Katzensee is a lake on the border of the city of Zurich and Regensdorf in the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.36 km².... n	1977
1408	Unteres Fällander Tobel	1977
1409	Pfäffikersee Pfäffikersee Pfäffikersee is a lake in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland, near the town of Pfäffikon. It is 2.5 km long and 1.3 km wide at the middle. The lake was created in the last ice age when a moraine blocked off the ability for the lake to empty north towards Winterthur...	1977
1410	Irchel Irchel The Irchel is an elevation in the Canton of Zürich, located at the Rhine between the Töss and Thur rivers, on the territory of Buch am Irchel, Berg am Irchel and Freienstein-Teufen, separating the Andelfingen and Bülach districts....	1977
1411	Untersee-Hochrhein	1983		, ,
1412	Rheinfall	1983		,
1413	Thurgauisch-fürstenländische Kulturlandschaft mit Hudelmoos	1983	1996	,
1414	Thurlandschaft Lichtensteig-Schwarzenbach	1983
1415	Böllenbergtobel bei Uznach	1983
1416	Kaltbrunner Riet	1983
1417	Lützelsee-Seeweidsee-Uetziker Riet	1983
1418	Espi-Hölzli	1983
1419	Pfluegstein ob Erlenbach Erlenbach, Switzerland Erlenbach is a municipality in the district of Meilen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.-History:Erlenbach is first mentioned in 981 as Liber Heremi though this identification is questionable. Between 1173-90 it was mentioned as Erlibach....	1983
1420	Hörnli-Bergland (Quellgebiete der Töss und der Murg)	1996		, ,
1501	Gelten-Iffigen	1977	1998
1502	Les Grangettes Les Grangettes Les Grangettes is a commune in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France.-Population:-References:*...	1977	1998
1503/1713	Diablerets-Vallon de Nant-Derborence (western part)	1977	1996/98	,
1504	Vanil Noir Vanil Noir Vanil Noir is the highest mountain of the Fribourg Prealps in Switzerland. It forms the border between the Canton of Fribourg and Vaud.Vanil Noir is the highest point of the canton of Fribourg....	1977		,
1505	Hohgant Hohgant Hohgant is a mountain in the Bernese Alps, located in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland.Several caves developing in the Urgonian limestone formation have their entrances on the Hohgant mountain. The F1 cave is connected to the Siebenhengste cave network.-External links:*...	1977
1506	Chaltenbrunnenmoor-Wandelalp	1977	1996
1507/1706	Berner Hochalpen und Aletsch-Bietschhorn-Gebiet (northern part)	1983		,
1508	Weissenau	1983
1509	Luegibodenblock	1983	1998
1510	La Pierreuse-Gummfluh-Vallée de l'Etivaz	1983		,
1511	Giessbach	1996
1512	Aareschlucht Innertkirchen-Meiringen	1996
1513	Engstligenfälle with Engstligenalp Engstligenalp The Engstligenalp is the biggest plateau of the western Swiss Alps. It lies south of Adelboden on 1900 - 2000 m above sea level. Since 1996 it belongs to the Swiss culture landscapes of national importance....	1996
1514	Breccaschlund	1996
1515	Tour d'Aï-Dent de Corjon	1998		,
1601	Silberen	1977		,
1602	Murgtal-Mürtschental	1977		,
1603	Maderanertal-Fellital	1977
1604	Lauerzersee	1977
1605	Pilatus Pilatus Pilatus may refer to:* Pilatus , a mountain in Switzerland* Pilatus , an X-ray area detector developed at the Swiss Light Source* Pilatus , a 1917 play by Kaj Munk manufacturer* Pilatus Aircraft, a Swiss aircraft manufacturer...	1977		, ,
1606	Lake Lucerne Lake Lucerne Lake Lucerne is a lake in central Switzerland and the fourth largest in the country.The lake has a complicated shape, with bends and arms reaching from the city of Lucerne into the mountains. It has a total area of 114 km² , an elevation of 434 m , and a maximum depth of 214 m . Its volume is 11.8...  with Kernwald, Bürgenstock Bürgenstock The Bürgenstock is a mountain above the Lake Lucerne in Switzerland. It is a very famous viewpoint because the mountain is almost completely surrounded by the lake and the summit is accessible by the Hammetschwand Elevator.- External links :*...  and Rigi Rigi - Mt. Rigi in Art:Mt. Rigi has been featured in many works of art, including both paintings and literary publications. Perhaps the most famous paintings of the Rigi were by JMW Turner, including "The Blue Rigi, Lake of Lucerne, Sunrise"...	1983		, , , ,
1607	Bergsturzgebiet von Goldau	1983		,
1608	Flyschlandschaft Hagleren-Glaubenberg-Schlieren	1983		,
1609	Schrattenflue Entlebuch Biosphere The Entlebuch Biosphere is a natural reserve at the foot of the Alps which includes the 395 km² large valley of the Little Emme River between Bern and Lucerne in the Swiss Canton of Lucerne....	1983
1610	Scheidnössli bei Erstfeld	1983
1611	Lochseite bei Schwanden	1983
1612	Säntis Säntis At 2,502.9 meters above sea level, Säntis is the tallest mountain in the Alpstein massif of northeastern Switzerland. The mountain is a highly visible landmark thanks to its exposed northerly location within the Alpstein massif. As a consequence, houses called Säntisblick can be found in regions... gebiet	1996		, ,
1613	Speer-Churfirsten-Alvier	1996
1614	Taminaschlucht	1996
1615	Melser Hinterberg-Flumser Kleinberg	1996
1701	Binntal	1977
1702	Lac de Tanay	1977
1703	Val de Bagnes	1977
1704	Mont d'Orge près de Sion	1977
1705	Valère et Tourbillon	1977	1998
1706/1507	Berner Hochalpen und Aletsch-Bietschhorn-Gebiet (southern part)	1983	1998
1707	Dent Blanche-Matterhorn-Monte Rosa	1983
1708	Pyramides d'Euseigne	1983
1709	Blocs erratiques au-dessus de Monthey et de Collombey	1983
1710	Rhonegletscher mit Vorgelände	1996	1998
1711	Raron-Heidnischbiel	1996
1712	Les Follatères-Mont du Rosel	1996
1713/1503	Diablerets-Vallon de Nant-Derborence (eastern part)	1996
1714	Bergij-Platten	1998
1715	Gorges du Trient	1998
1716	Pfynwald-Illgraben	1998
1717	Laggintal-Zwischbergental	1998
1718	Val de Réchy-Sasseneire	1998
1801	Piora-Lucomagno-Dötra	1977
1802	Delta del Ticino e della Verzasca	1977
1803	Monte Generoso Monte Generoso The Monte Generoso is a mountain in Switzerland, located in the Lepontine Alps,between Lake Lugano and Lake Como. The western and southern flanks of the mountain lie in the Swiss canton of Ticino, whilst the north-eastern flanks are in the Italian region of Lombardy...	1977
1804	Monte San Giorgio Monte San Giorgio Monte San Giorgio is a wooded mountain located in the south of canton Ticino in Switzerland. Monte San Giorgio became a UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2003, because it "is the single best known record of marine life in the Triassic period, and records important remains of life on land as well."...	1977
1805	Monte Caslano	1977
1806	Ponte Brolla-Losone	1977
1807	Val Verzasca	1983
1808	Val Bavona	1983
1809	Campolungo-Campo Tencia-Piumogna	1983
1810	Monte San Salvatore Monte San Salvatore The Monte San Salvatore is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps above Lake Lugano and the city of Lugano in Switzerland.-External links:*...	1983
1811	Arbòstora-Morcote	1983
1812	Gandria e dintorni	1983
1813	Denti della Vecchia Denti della Vecchia Denti della Vecchia is a mountain of Lombardy, Italy, It has an elevation of 1492 metres....	1983
1814	Paesaggio fluviale e antropico della Valle del Sole (Blenio)	1996
1901	Lag da Toma	1977
1902	Ruinaulta Ruinaulta Ruinaulta is a canyon created by the Vorderrhein in the debris of the Flims Rockslide just upstream of its confluence with the Hinter Rhine at Reichenau, Eastern Switzerland. It is sometimes known as the Rhine Canyon, or Swiss Grand Canyon...	1977
1903	Auenlandschaft am Unterlauf des Hinterrheins	1977
1904	Val di Campo Val di Campo Val di Campo is a small valley to the east of Val Poschiavo, Switzerland. The valley has two real towns, Sfazu and Rifugio Saoseo....	1977
1905	Kesch-Ducan-Gebiet	1977
1906	Trockengebiet im unteren Domleschg	1977
1907	Quellgebiet des Hinterrheins und San Bernardino Passhöhe	1977
1908	Oberengadiner Seenlandschaft und Bernina-gruppe	1983
1909	Piz Arina	1983
1910	Silvretta-Vereina	1983
1911	Tomalandschaft bei Domat/Ems	1983
1912	Paludi del San Bernardino	1996
1913	Greina-Piz Medel	1996		,
1914	Plasseggen-Schijenflue	1996
1915	Schweizerischer Nationalpark und Randgebiete Swiss National Park The Swiss National Park is located in the canton of Graubünden in the east of Switzerland between Zernez, S-chanf, Scuol and the Fuorn Pass in the Engadin valley on the border with Italy....	1996
1916	Val Bondasca-Val da l'Albigna	1998

External links

• Federal Commission for the Protection of Nature and Cultural Heritage (ENHK): Landscapes and natural monuments
• EUNIS: Common Database on Designated Areas (CDDA): Switzerland - Landscapes and Natural Monuments of National Importance (CH08)
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